RAFINESQUE, Constantine S. Medical Flora; Or, Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States OF NORTH AMERICA. Philadelphia. 1828/30. Two volumes. [8],xii,268;276pp. plus one hundred plates printed in green. Bound in are two copies of the titlepage and dedication leaf of first volume. 12mo. Modern calf, gilt morocco spine.....
ROSE, Victor M. The Life and Services of Gen. Ben McCulloch. Phila.: Pictorial Bureau of the Press, 1888. 1st ed. Pp. 25-260, Portraits. Orig. blindstamped cloth. Near fine. HOWES R-443,"aa": "Most famous Texas ranger." Dornbusch II, 2991. Presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper. "The standard study.....
[SAUR BIBLE]. Biblia, Das Ist: Die Heilige Schrift Ales Und Neues Testaments, Nach Der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers Mit Jedes Capitels Furtzen Summarien, Auch Bengefugten Vielen Und Richtigen Parallelen.... Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1763. [4],992,277,[3]pp. printed in double columns. Quarto. Contemporary calf, raised bands, spine in six compartments. Calf lightly.....
WASHINGTON, George. The Last Will and Testament of Gen. George Washington. Boston: Printed for John Russell and Manning & Loring, 1800. 24pp. Disbound. Signature removed from head of title page, light scattered foxing, else a very good copy with bottom edge untrimmed. HOWES W-145. Evans 38991. The scarce Boston edition.....
(RHODE ISLAND). (NEWPORT). COLLINS, John. The City and Scenery of Newport, Rhode Island. Illustrations, Drawn on Stone...Burlington, N.J., 1857. 12 1/2" by 17 5/8". Letterpress title-page and 6pp. of text. Two-color lithographic map of Newport and its environs, thirteen tinted lithographic views by Collins, printed by Thomas Sinclair. Oblong folio.....
SIMKINS, Francis B. & PATTON, James W. The Women of the Confederacy. Richmond, Va., (1936). 1st ed. Illus. 306pp. Very good in orig. cloth.
BARTON, Benjamin Smith. New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America. Phila.: Printed, for the Author, by John Bioren, 1797. 1st ed. xii,cix,83pp. Bound in period-style blind-ruled calf, gilt and blind-ruled spine, red morocco spine label. Small amount of light foxing on preliminary leaves, small waterstain.....
BORNET, John. Panorama of the Harbor of New York, Staten Island and the Narrows. New York. 1854. Large color lithograph, approximately 26_ x 37_ inches. Matted and framed. Very good. Large bird's-eye view of New York City with Staten Island and the Narrows in the foreground. "Bornet's harbor view features.....
CARVER, Jonathan. Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, In the Years 1766, 1767, AND 1768.... London. 1781. [4],22,[22],543,[21]pp. plus frontispiece portrait, six plates (four colored) and two partially colored folding maps. A near fine copy in full calf, with a red leather spine label. Internally very fresh. HOWES.....
COLERIDGE, S[amuel] T[aylor]. Poems on Various Subjects. Contemporary tree calf, bordered in gilt, gilt decorated spine, red morocco spine label. London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, and J. Cottle, 1796. First edition of Coleridge's first book of poetry. First appearance in print of Charles Lamb, who contributed a few.....
[CORBIN, Richard Washington]. Letters of a Confederate Officer to His Family in Europe, during the Last Year of the War of Secession. Paris: Neal's English Library, [1890]. 1st ed. 94pp. Orig. gilt-ruled full red morocco, A.e.g. Spine lightly sunned, faint foxing to foredge, else very good. Exceedingly rare. Published in.....
[CRAMER, Zadok]. The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of Their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps.....
DOUGHTY, John and Thomas. The Cabinet of Natural History, and American Rural Sports with Illustrations. Phila.: J. and T. Doughty, 1830-1832. 1st eds. 2 Vols. 4to. vii, [i], [ii], 298, [2, index]; vii, [1], 292, [2, index] pp. Portrait frontises., engraved title vignettes, illus., 48 hand-colored plates. Period-style 3/4-calf and.....
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Oeuvres de M. Franklin,...Traduites de L'Anglois Sur La Quatrieme Edition...Avec Des Additions Nouvelles.... Paris, 1773. Two volumes bound in one. 338, 318, [2]pp. plus twelve plates. Frontispiece portrait. 1/2-titles. Large, thick 4to. Contemporary mottled calf, ornate gilt-tooled spine, gilt maroon morocco label. Near fine. FORD 315. The first.....
GISSING, George. New Grub Street A Novel. Three volumes. Orig. dark green cloth. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1891. First edition. Sadleir 971. Wolff 2552. A good set in a 1/2 morocco folding box. One of Gissing's two best books and one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.....
HUTCHINS, Thomas. An Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida, Comprehending the River Mississippi with its Principal Branches and Settlements.... Philadelphia, 1784. 94, [1]pp. Early ownership signature on titlepage and in margin of two interior leaves. Bound in 1/2 calf, with marbled boards, spine gilt. Howes H-845.....
JEFFERSON, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. Philadelphia. 1801. [4],436 [i.e. 436],,56pp. plus three maps (one folding), folding plate and frontispiece portrait. Antique style calf, spine gilt, gilt leather spine label. Folding plate with foxing, offsetting from the portrait and the maps. Occasional tanning to the text, most noticeable.....
LE PAGE DU PRATZ, Antoine. The History of Louisiana, or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina. London: Printed for T. Tecket and P.A De Hondt, 1763. 2 Vols. [4],vii,[1],l368pp. plus two folding maps; [8],272pp. 1/2-titles. 12mo. Contemporary polished calf, gilt morocco spine labels, raised bands, edges stamped in.....
MICHAUX, Francois Andre and NUTTALL, Thomas. North American Sylva; or A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Phila.: D. Rice & A.N. Hart, 1859. 5 Vols. 257 hand-colored plates (the Michaux vols. contain 156 handcolored engravings and the Nuttall vols. 121 hand-colored lithographs).....
PARKMAN, Francis. The California and Oregon Trail: Being Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life. New York. 1849. 448pp. plus 10pp. of ads (two at the front and eight at the end). Frontispiece and engraved titlepage. Original blue cloth, stamped in blind. Spine faded. Later bookplate of noted American literature.....
SCOTT, Joseph. The United States Gazetteer: Containing an Authentic Description of the Several States. Their Situation, Extent, Boundaries, Soil, Produce, Climate, Population, Trade and Manufactures. Together with the Extent, Boundaries and Population of Their Respective Counties. Also, An Exact Account of the Cities, Towns, Harbours, Rivers, Bays, Lakes, Mountains, &c.....
STEUBEN, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard, Augustin, Baron von. Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States. Part I [all published]. Hartford: Nathaniel Patten, [1783]. 12mo (6 x 3 3/4 inches). 108pp. Eight engraved folding plates. Contemporary calf, expertly rebacked to style, red morocco label. Very.....
XANTUS, Janos. Utazas Kalifornia deli Reszeiben. Budapest: Kiadjak Lauffer es Stolp, 1860. 1st ed. [x],192pp. Chromolithograph frontis., illus., seven chromolithograph plates, folding map. Orig. pictorial boards. Spine mostly abraded. Boards rubbed, wear to edges and corners, else a very good copy in a custom cloth clamshell box. HOWES X-2. Graff.....
ADAIR, James. The History of the American Indians; Particularly Those Nations Adjoining To The Missisippi [Sic], East And West Florida, Georgia, South And North Carolina, And Virginia...Also An Appendix, Containing A Description Of The Floridas, And The Missisippi [Sic] Lands.... London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry.....
DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. Original printed wrappers. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1852]-1853. 20 parts in 19. First American edition in original parts. Rare. No copies in parts offered at auction in the last 34 years and only two copies of the book form of this edition. Gimbel A132. Edgar.....